Cheng Xi was certain that Lu Chenzhou had expressed his true thoughts, without any malicious intentions.

My goodness, it became even more hurtful because it wasn’t intentional! Can’t you tell, geez?

Gong Hengjin had initially been a bit pleased with herself, as she had heard of Lu Chenzhou before. She didn’t expect that he would call her pretty, and even less so that he would call her prettier than this Cheng Xi in front of her. Yes, she couldn’t help a feeling of pride from welling up.

And so, even though he had said that he didn’t like her, she thought that it was simply a part of the flirtatious banter between him and Cheng Xi, that it was wholly unrelated to the truth. This caused her to smile slightly and try to look reserved, so as to not make her pride too obvious.

But then, what did she hear next?

Cheng Xi thought that Gong Hengjin looked like she was about to cry, and even Fu Mingyi’s face stiffened...